Circulation Services
End of Term Due Date for Students: Books
are now due on December 4, 2008
The Access Services
Department at Cook Library is responsible for checking out library
materials, maintaining patron records, billing for overdue fines and
lost materials, placing interlibrary loan requests, ensuring collection
security and the carrying out all course reserve functions. The
Circulation Desk, just inside the entrance, is open all hours the library is
open.
WHO MAY BORROW LIBRARY
MATERIALS:
NOTE: All
patrons must present current ID to borrow or renew circulating
materials.
-
New College students with currently
valid ID.
- New College faculty and staff with
currently valid ID.
- SUS students and faculty with
currently valid ID.
- Community College students and faculty
with currently valid ID.
- Alumni with an alumni ID.
- NCLA members with a membership card.
- Guests desiring borrowing
privileges at Cook Library should request the services and policies sheet available at the Reference
Area kiosk and in the Administration Office and should turn in the application
form and
$75.00 fee to the
Administration Office, weekdays from 9:00-4:00. A courtesy card will then be
issued.
- Senior Academy members while
participating in six week classes.
| Patron
Category |
Loan
Period (weeks) |
Maximum
Items Allowed |
Renewals |
Hold/Recalls
Allowed? |
Access to
ILL Services? |
Access to
Reserve/
E-Reserve? |
| New College Students |
Semester End Due
Date |
50 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| New College Faculty |
May Due Date |
100 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| New College Staff |
6 |
20 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| New College Alumni Association
Members/NCLA Members/Guest Borrowers/Senior Academy |
3 |
6 |
0 |
N |
N |
N |
HOW TO RENEW:
Renewals may be requested in
person or electronically via
Cook Library Catalog
for material from Jane Bancroft Cook Library, or via
USF
Libraries for other materials. Materials already requested by
another patron may not be renewed.
Please note:
Electronic renewal is a service enhancement that patrons must use
responsibly. Be sure that electronic renewals are
processed successfully. Retain copies of renewal
transactions for your records. In the event of an error, these
records are necessary to document fine adjustments. If any
doubts exist, come to the library and process renewals in person.
HOW TO OBTAIN COOK LIBRARY
MATERIALS THAT ARE CHECKED OUT OR MISSING:
When material identified
in Cook Library Catalog is not on the shelf, patrons may request a
RECALL on a book checked out for over 14 days. Complete a
Missing
Item Form for a book or journal that is not checked out but cannot
be found. When the book is located or returned, a notice will be sent
to the requestor and the book will be held for pickup at the Circulation
Desk.
HOW TO OBTAIN AN
I.D.
Photo ID's, which are issued
to all tuition-paying students, are coded for use as your library card,
and are paid for and produced in the Business Office (in PMD 123). Senior
Citizens who are auditing classes free-of-charge should obtain a Library
Courtesy Card (no charge) from the Library Administrative Office (Room
201) to use for borrowing materials. Library Courtesy Cards issued to
auditing students are valid only for the semester issued and proof of
audit is necessary before the card can be issued. If a photo ID is also
desired, it may be obtained from the Business office for a fee, but the
Library Courtesy Card is the only one that auditing students may use to
check out materials.
WHAT MATERIALS MAY BE CHECKED OUT:
The circulating collection on the
second floor, including the juvenile and oversize books may be
checked out. On the first floor, only the Florida and U.S.
government documents may be checked out. Reference books and
periodicals do not circulate.
hMedia items, available
from the Circulation Desk, circulate for three days.
HOW TO RETURN MATERIALS:
-
Books should be returned in the BOOK
DROP at the Circulation Desk. Also, for your convenience,
there is a Book Depository outside the back door of the library,
available 24 hours a day.
- Media items must be returned
to directly to the Circulation Desk, not to another location.
- Interlibrary Loan books must be handed
to a staff member at the Circulation Desk.
FINES:
The fine for overdue library
books and media items is 25 cents per day per item, beginning the
day following the due date. The fine will increase by 25 cents per
item for each day to a maximum of $10.00. Overdue items should be
returned to the Circulation Desk and a fine slip should be
requested. The fine should be paid at the Cashier’s Office and the
fine receipt returned to the Circulation Desk so that the fine can
be cleared from the Library’s computer system. After one month,
book replacement charges will be billed through the Department of
Finance & Accounting and must be paid at the Cashier's office.
CLAIMS RETURNED:
Patrons may only
receive relief from fines and bills on material they claim to have
returned but that are not found in the Library one time and at the
discretion of the Library Supervisor. Use the
Claims Returned Form
to make this request online.
LOST MATERIAL:
Lost items should be
reported to the Circulation Desk. After one month, the library will
begin the billing process. The patron will be billed $50.00 plus the
amount of the overdue fine, if any. Should the book be found, a
credit will be issued for the price of the book. The fine is not
refundable. If a book is not reported lost, the fine will accumulate
at 25 cents per day until the maximum fine of $10.00 is reached. The
book will then be declared lost and the patron billed for the price
of the book and the $10.00 overdue fine. ANYONE OWING $20.00 OR MORE
WILL BE BLOCKED FROM FURTHER BORROWING until the fine has been
paid.
To protect the reading privacy of library
patrons, names of individuals or details concerning the materials they
may have checked out is privileged information and not available to the
public.
The following staff are
available to assist you with any access services questions you might
have:
Caroline Reed, Interim Director, Public Services
(941) 487-4568
Ed Foster Circulation
Services Supervisor
efoster@ncf.edu (941)
487-4305
Barbara Dubreuil Interlibrary
Loan Coordinator
bdubreuil@ncf.edu (941) 487-4410
Sean Marlow Interlibrary Loan Lender,
Evening Circulation Supervisor
smarlow@ncf.edu
941-487-4411
Chris Gray
Weekend Circulation Supervisor
cgray@ncf.edu 941-487-4408
Claire Miller
Late Evening Circulation Supervisor
cmiller@ncf.edu 941-487-4408